| Erupting for four runs in the first inning, the Red Sox went on to defeat the Blue Jays, 6-4. A double by Fred Lynn produced the first tally, a single by Jim Rice added another and Carlton Fisk climaxed the outburst with a two-run single. Rice's hit was his 200th of the season, marking the third straight year that the Red Sox outfielder had reached the 200 mark. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 0 Red Sox 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Burleson ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .276 Woods lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Howell 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .253 Lynn cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .337 Velez dh 3 0 2 2 1 0 .291 Rice lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .329 Solaita 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Dwyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Cerone c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Fisk dh 4 0 1 2 0 1 .269 Bailor rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .181 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allenson c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .195 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 3 1 Totals 30 6 9 6 2 3 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 18,010 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3 DP: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 Errors: Allenson Doubles: Velez 2 (21), Lynn 2 (42), Watson (19), Evans (24) Home Runs: Howell (15) GIDP: Johnson (2), Bosetti (16), Hobson (22), Rice (16), Fisk (8) Hit by Pitch: Sizemore (1,by Jefferson) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(5-7) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 6 4.68 Jefferson 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 11 5.51 Garvin 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 2.78 Buskey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.08 Totals 8 9 6 6 2 3 0 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rainey W(8-5) 7.1 7 4 4 3 0 1 31 3.82 Drago SV(12) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.93 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 1 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods grounded out (second to first); Howell walked; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Sizemore grounded out (third to first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn doubled [Burleson scored]; Rice singled [Lynn scored]; Watson doubled [Rice to third]; Fisk singled [Rice scored, Watson scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bosetti flied out to left; Cerone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 2ND: Evans doubled; Allenson walked; Burleson singled [Evans scored, Allenson to third]; Sizemore was hit by a pitch [Burleson to second]; Lynn forced Sizemore (second to shortstop) [Allenson scored, Burleson to third]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to center; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 3RD: Watson grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded out (first to pitcher); Hobson singled to shortstop; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Howell homered; Velez walked; Solaita forced Velez (second to shortstop); Bosetti grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 4TH: GARVIN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Allenson grounded out (third to first); Burleson was called out on strikes; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone singled; Bailor singled to third [Cerone to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cerone to third, Bailor out at second]; Griffin singled [Cerone scored]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled; Rice walked; Watson forced Rice (shortstop to second) [Lynn to third]; Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Velez doubled; Solaita grounded out (second to first) [Velez to third]; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Hobson lined to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to right; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin singled; Woods walked [Griffin to second]; Howell flied out to center [Griffin to third]; Velez doubled [Griffin scored, Woods scored]; DRAGO REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Solaita reached on an error by Allenson; Bosetti grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 6. BLUE JAYS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Cerone popped to first in foul territory; Bailor lined to pitcher; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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